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2014-04-11

8 Rad College Courses Inspired by the Internet

These eight college courses about social media, coding and Miley Cyrus are brought to you by the Internet.

The web is the inspiration behind a bevy of college courses in the modern age. Obsessed with YouTube? Head to Pitzer College for a course called "Learning From YouTube." Intrigued by the Internet's saturation of Miley Cyrus? Enroll at Skidmore College, where the singer will be the topic of a sociology course that focuses on her pre and post-VMA hold on the media.

From analyzing viral videos to studying the societal side effects of Facebook, we rounded up eight college courses brought to you by the Internet.